Shame the rest of the album was poor, as I like this song.

So many people thought this was Prince when this was popular it was odd

Good song and good use of the camille voice

The only similarity to Prince I hear is the woman's voice in the track, its just Carmen Electra and Ingrid speaking all through His songs, and this doesn't reach the level of P's cheesiest songs.

UncleGrandpa said:

Its Ingrid doing the adlibs. And please, the voice is so Camille LOL. Song itself was not the sort of thing he woulda done in 1991, but the goofy nature of the cut has a big Prince vibe I think.
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Yeah I remember this stupid song. Had me fooled for a second when I first heard it. "D & P"'s release was just around the corner and I thought this was the first single.

I knew exactly what song you meant before I clicked on the thread.

I still like the song -- in fact, I like it more now than I did then.

UncleGrandpa said:

I believe it is actually Ingrid.....

I don't really see anytihng particulary Prince-y about it. It sound like 100's of other pop songs of that era

I always thought the female voice was Niki Haris? I seem to recall her credited in the single at some point.

RipHer2Shreds said:

wow...your good. http://en.wikipedia.org/w...28group%29

I remember in the late summer of 1991,my sister told me "I heard Prince's new song on the radio!".I got all excited until I found out that she was referring to this crappy song

Ingrid did write the song, and she was featured in the FIRST version of the song. However the song was re-recorded with Niki as the vocalist. The previous version is featured on Testament. There is still question regarding was this a Prince write off or just an inspiration off of the Camille vocals....which I think is the case.

Yeah, it's the vocal and what he's singing that are ripping off Prince, but the actual music is just standard pop from the era. Obviously the artist was a Prince fan, but the producer was less P influenced.

sosgemini said:

I hear that often.

AlexdeParis said:

The song is not bad....I'm not too crazy about the vocal performance.

so what I am reading is.....

if it was a Prince song, it would have rocked

since it's not.. it's sucks and is a rip off?

I vote YES.. I still love this tune

Never heard this beore. First time seeing the video. Thanks goodness for the former and curses for the latter.

PFunkjazz said:

yes, another reason I've never been a huge fan of music videos

Geez the summer of 1991. I miss MTV Videos & The Box.

It's not a bad song, but I'm not crazy about it, either.

SPYZFAN1 said:

Yeah,I remember waiting for "Cream" to be released.I was listening to the radio everyday,hoping to hear it.My sister heard "Do Anything" and mistakenly thought it was the new Prince single,lol.

I don't remember anyone thinking this was a Prince song!
I can hear what you mean NOW though.

I thought this song was rather annoying at the time, but I like it now!

Cinnie said:

A few of my friends (who knew I was a Prince fan) asked me what the name of his new song was. They were talking about this one.

RipHer2Shreds said:

Was Prince's album not already out by then? I guess that was back when he put out a new album every year.


I still have this "Do Anything" song on a PolyTel CD compilation I brought to work today called Awesome Hits.



http://www.discogs.com/release/652260

Cinnie said:

Do you think anyone beyond music fanatics pays attention to music release dates?

That comp has Real, Real, Real. I used to love that one!

thesexofit said:

first time i see this,not a bad song,but i hate rip offs.

I HATED the second version of this song. I just thought Niki's laughter and come-ons sounded so fake. Sure, I had an affinity for Ingrid because of her connection to Prince, but that aside, I still think her voice is much sexier.

I seem to recall them pulling Ingrid's voice from this song and re-recording with Niki because of a record label dispute. I think Ingrid claimed she wrote all or part of "Justify My Love" and wanted some credit. SOMEONE feel free to correct me, as that could have come from a dream.

jillybean said:

As far as Justify My Love goes, yes, Ingrid co-wrote it with Lenny before he brought it to Madonna. Initally Lenny didn't credit her at all. Her name has been listed as a songwriter for that song for some time now (though my version of Immaculate Collection does not list her).

At least, I think that's the way it goes.

RipHer2Shreds said:

Thanks for the info! My version of IC does not list IC in the credits.

"I wanna be your baby" - that lyric is both songs, correct?

Cinnie said:

I TOTALLY thought this was the first single off 'Diamonds & Pearls'...I think when you are excited for a new Prince album..you can be easily fooled...remember..this was before internet, you tube, etc...it was radio and that sped up voice sounded like Camile....

I also thought 'Tennessee' by Arrested Development was a Prince song too at first...

...peace